Funding search · EIN 300040386 · Chicago, IL

Colonel (Il) James N Pritzker

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

350
grants reported
$26.6M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$20,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Top recipients

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  • Seti Institute3 grants · $2.3M
  • Greater Chicago Food Depository3 grants · $2.1M
  • Operation White Stork3 grants · $1.7M
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra3 grants · $1.7M
  • Loyola University Chicago3 grants · $1.5M
  • Tulane University3 grants · $1.4M
  • Lincoln Park Zoo1 grant · $1.4M
  • Pritzker Military Foundation3 grants · $1.3M
  • Howard Brown Health Center3 grants · $705,000
  • University of Minnesota Foundation3 grants · $589,480

Giving over time

$8.5M
2022
$8.5M
2023
$9.6M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 350 grants.

  • $1.6M

    Operation White Stork · Winnetka, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $1.4M

    Lincoln Park Zoo · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $1.1M

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $1.0M

    Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $1.0M

    Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General support

  • $985,000

    Seti Institute · Mountain View, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $710,000

    Seti Institute · Mountain View, CA · 2022

    General support

  • $700,000

    Loyola University Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $700,000

    Loyola University Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General support

  • $606,520

    Tulane University · New Orleans, LA · 2024

    General support

  • $580,122

    Seti Institute · Mountain View, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $525,000

    Tulane University · New Orleans, LA · 2023

    General support

  • $483,752

    Pritzker Military Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Salaries/benefits & general office expenses

  • $429,006

    Pritzker Military Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Salaries/benefits & general office expenses

  • $419,450

    University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

    General support

  • $406,884

    Pritzker Military Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Salary/benefits & general office expenses

  • $299,994

    Tulane University · New Orleans, LA · 2022

    General support

  • $295,000

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General support

  • $275,000

    Window To the World Communications · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $255,000

    Howard Brown Health Center · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $250,000

    Glad (Glbtq Legal Advocates & Defenders) · Boston, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $250,000

    Howard Brown Health Center · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General support

  • $230,000

    World Pediatrics · Saint Louis, MO · 2024

    General support

  • $211,000

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $200,000

    Howard Brown Health Center · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $200,000

    Philander Smith College · Little Rock, AR · 2024

    General support

  • $200,000

    Lurie Children'S Hospital of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General support

  • $200,000

    Philander Smith College · Little Rock, AR · 2023

    General support

  • $187,500

    Michael D Palm Center · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    General support

  • $175,000

    Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Nashville, TN · 2024

    General support

  • $175,000

    Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Nashville, TN · 2023

    General support

  • $164,205

    American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2022

    General support

  • $160,000

    New Israel Fund · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $150,000

    Aclu Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $150,000

    Whitman-Walker Institute · Washington, DC · 2024

    General support

  • $150,000

    Aclu Foundation · New York, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $150,000

    Timeline Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General support

  • $150,000

    The Williams Institute UCLA School of Law · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    General support

  • $149,280

    World Pediatric Project · Richmond, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $144,906

    Loyola University Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $140,000

    New Israel Fund · Washington, DC · 2023

    General support

  • $135,000

    World Pediatric Project · Richmond, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $130,000

    University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    General support

  • $125,000

    Window To the World Communications · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $125,000

    Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund · New York, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $112,500

    The UCLA Foundation Dba the Williams Institute · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $112,237

    Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General support

  • $105,469

    Lurie Children'S Hospital of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $105,000

    Equality Illinois Education Institute · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $101,000

    American Red Cross of Tennessee River · Clarksville, TN · 2023

    General support

  • $101,000

    Fort Campbell Historical Foundation · Fort Campbell, KY · 2023

    General support

  • $100,000

    Carol Shields Prize for Fiction of America · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $100,000

    Family Tree Clinic · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    General support

  • $100,000

    Injustice Watch Nfp · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $100,000

    Eagle River Historical Society · Eagle River, WI · 2023

    General support

  • $100,000

    Equality Ohio Education Fund · Cleveland, OH · 2023

    General support

  • $100,000

    Family Tree Clinic · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

    General support

  • $100,000

    Operation White Stork · Winnetka, IL · 2023

    General support

  • $100,000

    Transportation Alternatives · New York, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $100,000

    Window To the World Communications · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General support

  • $100,000

    Eagle River Historical Society · Eagle River, WI · 2022

    General support

  • $100,000

    Family Tree Clinic · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

    General support

  • $100,000

    Philander Smith College · Little Rock, AR · 2022

    General support

  • $100,000

    The Chicago Parks Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $100,000

    Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund · New York, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $100,000

    Unity Temple Restoration Foundation · Oak Park, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $93,500

    Northwoods Children'S Museum · Eagle River, WI · 2024

    General support

  • $93,500

    Northwoods Children'S Museum · Eagle River, WI · 2023

    General support

  • $88,340

    Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $85,000

    Evanston History Center · Evanston, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $80,000

    Evanston History Center · Evanston, IL · 2023

    General support

  • $80,000

    Landmarks Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $80,000

    New Israel Fund · Washington, DC · 2022

    General support

  • $76,000

    A Silver Lining Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $75,000

    Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $75,000

    New York Stage and Film · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $75,000

    Northfield Food Pantry · Glenview, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $75,000

    The UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $75,000

    Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $75,000

    Healthy Schools Campaign · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General support

  • $75,000

    Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $75,000

    Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Nashville, TN · 2022

    General support

  • $75,000

    Women'S Business Development Center · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $72,000

    Senior Eagle River Volunteer Enterprises · Eagle River, WI · 2023

    General support

  • $65,000

    Illinois Executive Mansion Association · Springfield, IL · 2023

    General support

  • $62,500

    Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $60,500

    Equality Illinois Education Project · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General support

  • $60,000

    International Rescue Committee (Irc) · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $60,000

    Medecins Sans Frontieres USA · Hagerstown, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $60,000

    Chicago Math and Science Academy (Cmsa) · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General support

  • $60,000

    International Rescue Committee (Irc) · New York, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $60,000

    Medecins Sans Frontiers USA (Drs Without Borders) · Hagerstown, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $60,000

    Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $55,000

    Equality Illinois Education Project · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $50,000

    Equality Ohio Education Fund · Cleveland, OH · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Kenosha Community Foundation · Bristol, WI · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Lincoln Park Zoo Women'S Board · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Oxfam America · Boston, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Preservation Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Timeline Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.